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more about #ludology FunkyJ: I completely agree with this. However, I don't see this as a problem with over protective parents inasmuch as being all about the Benjamins. Because w... more » phoneykiller: well lucky for me i had a family that were gamers and that was an outside. i grew up playing all kinds of sports outside spending most of the day outs... more » stikkbomber: Where's the outcry against local govts (city/county)? They write the zoning laws, and they're the ones that decide to cram another house or three, or ... more » (DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD: Game danger of a different kind. What kind is it? I leave it up to you. more » eipxen: Like some of the other posters I'm also only (or already!) 20, and even I can remember doing some things outside (ask my friends and you'll see why th... more » Tanneseph: I wonder frequently about how kids are more "removed from the world" than we were. For example, the DVD players in the modern Mom-mobile: I definitel... more » Jay467: I agree, it is saddening to see kids growing up on videogames, especially if you're playing cod and run across kids anywhere from seven to ten years o... more » jayislost: Want kids to play video games less and play outside more? Here's the solution: remove all ability to save your progress in a game. Sure worked for me ... more » (Starman) NONAME: I have fond memories of flooding the lawn with my family hose and then using it to create rivers and streams of joy, waiting to terraform the precipic... more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I have incredibly fond memories of my days building forts and exploring in vacant lots. If you had a decent vacant lot at the end of your street (or a... more » ytkliu: I have to say...I wholeheartedly agree with this sentiment. It actually saddens me to see kids nowadays grow up doing little else but play video games... more » NexusSIX: Drake is BaaAAaaack!: I talk about this quite a bit with one of my co-workers, and even wanted to create a vector piece called "disconnect.me". The focus of the piece is to... more » thatcreepyguy: A lot of us have good memories of being kids and playing outside with our friends. It was so nice roaming the neighborhood and playing all day with no... more » Sl0th: I must have messed myself up at least a hundred different ways growing up. Busted my own knee with a baseball bat, fell 20 feet out of a tree, gave my... more » kftgr: vertigo - jumping off the skyscraper in Crackdown more » cesca07: Spot on Brian. I was just reading today an article on the paper (print!) about the dangers of modernity, and the autism it's producing in society. Whi... more » Armagetiton: I'm 25 now - I still remember playing games outside all the time with all the neighborhood kids. We'd play manhunt with like 15 kids, or street hockey... more » That mop mutant: No one is shooting their pucks into drains anymore nor imitating the "knucklepuck". Even as mundane as Pogs and Slammers were, at least you were outs... more » Sloopydrew: Indoor air-conditioned gaming is definitely safer in the short-term. Less cutting, bruising and sprained ankles. But long-term? Definitely more danger... more » deanbmmv: Well it's just easier to dump a kid in front of a console than take them to the park, beach, climbing trees. And there is also the creation of fear, t... more » -
#wellplayed
The Real Video Game Danger: They're Too Safe?
The summers of my childhood were marked with scars. Good scars, not bad ones. More » -
#gamedesign
You (Sorta) Owe Dead Space To Aristotle
Some deep reading over on Gamasutra on game design and narrative (courtesy of Company of Heroes narrative designer Stephen Dinehart) could be my next graduate school adventure. More » -
